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The World Circular Economy Forum 2023 (WCEF2023), co-organised by Nordic Innovation and Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, will be hosted in Messukeskus, Helsinki from May 30th to June 2nd. The WCEF2023 presents the world's leading circular economy solutions with business leaders, policymakers and experts participating from around the world. Circular economy approaches can help businesses seize [...]

Polymeric multilayer-structured materials are all extremely difficult to recycle as they are comprised of multiple layers, and hence they are landfilled or incinerated at their end-of-life. Therefore, developing a methodology to delaminate/separate polymers from polymeric multilayered materials is of great importance. Separation of the individual polymer fractions enables subsequent recycling. The novel PolySep process leads [...]

Beaulieu International Group (BIG) is on a path to zero environmental footprint by 2030. Although carpet, vinyl and laminate have significant lifespans, recycling processes are limited. Therefore, once discarded, they’re often harmful to the environment. To change this, BIG joined the CISUFLO project aiming to develop innovative circular products for the EU flooring industry and adopting a [...]

About TNO TNO is an independent research organization. We connect people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the sustainable competitive strength of industry and well-being of society. The Circular economy team, part of the Climate, Air & Sustainability group within TNO has vast and recognized experience with performing sustainability assessments, including life cycle assessments [...]

TRA, the Transport Research Arena, is the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility. TRA offers a great venue for researchers, policy makers and industry representatives to get together and contribute to the discussion on how research and innovation can reshape the transport and mobility system. Dr. Rosa Palmgren presented CISUFLO activities and [...]

MOGU is an innovation-driven, environmentally conscious company, dedicated to developing and scaling-up a range of mycelium-based technologies for the production of naturally-grown biomaterials. MOGU’s technology, fully rooted in Circular Economy principles, strongly relies on partnering with fungal microorganisms and on employing their vegetative body, the mycelium, as the key agent to bind and transform different [...]

Aquafil has been leading process and product innovation for the nylon and carpet fiber industries across the globe since 1965. While primarily manufacturing Nylon 6 fibers and polymers, Aquafil has established itself as a circular leader with its flagship product, ECONYLⓇ regenerated nylon. ECONYLⓇ nylon revolutionized the world of synthetic fibers through a closed-loop model, [...]

On 15th and 16th November 2022 it was held, in person, the M18 General Assembly of CISUFLO, hosted by EDEL Carpets, in Dalfsen, the Netherlands. M18 General Assembly of CISUFLO has been the perfect occasion for the partners to present the results achieved, share the updates and discuss the future project’s activities. During the meeting, the [...]

CISUFLO consortium would kindly like to invite you to participate in the CISUFLO survey, with the aim to achieve a better understanding of the potential market uptake of the separated materials by the plastics converting sector. The outcome of the survey (report summarizing the results at the EU level - aggregated data to guarantee confidentiality) [...]